A collection of articles to understand the importance of Shani Sade Sati, asthama shani, Ardhasthama Shani, Saturn return, Saturn (shani) mahadasha and saturn astrology.

"This 29-year ingress lasts from September 2, 2007 through October 29, 2009. It returns again April 7-July 21, 2010. As Saturn trines Pluto through May 2008, the empire strikes. That means that the big businesses negotiate deals that give the appearance of cooperation between the working force, or middle class, and the leaders of business, industry, and government.

"Saturn will transit Virgo from September 3, 2007 until July 22, 2010.  The last two previous transits of Saturn through Virgo were July 27, 1978 - September 22, 1980, and May 30, 1949 - August 15, 1951. (Saturn transits a sign every 30 years, spending approximately 2 1/2 years in each sign)

' Saturn represents the intensity of one’s ambition, the inner pressure to become or accomplish something.  Saturn also indicates the Achilles heel, the mind-set in which doubt and fear or an overly conservative attitude works against success.  When Saturn is strong in a businessperson’s chart, they run a tight ship with an authoritarian management style and excellent administrative abilities.'

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Saturn governs hard work, discipline, responsibility.  In his guise as Kronos in ancient Greece, he was the God of Time - the one that reminds us "Tempus Fugit!" (Time is passing!)  We don't have forever, so if our lives are not as we want them to be we'd better get to work and get serious about things.